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A DELICATE SET OF IVORY, CORAL AND PEARL JEWELLERY
The three ivory medallions intricately carved with a design of scholars in gardens, set as a pair of ear-pendants and a brooch with gold filigree whorls, interspersed by wire sewn pearl and coral beads, each supporting a fringe of coral droplets, the medallions Qing dynasty, the setting probably early 20th century in the Victorian style
The three ivory medallions intricately carved with a design of scholars in gardens, set as a pair of ear-pendants and a brooch with gold filigree whorls, interspersed by wire sewn pearl and coral beads, each supporting a fringe of coral droplets, the medallions Qing dynasty, the setting probably early 20th century in the Victorian style
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Intricately carved ivory and horn set into Victorian jewellery were among the many items manufactured by Cantonese workshops for export to the west in the so-called China Trade; while earlier pieces tend to have a much heavier, densely worked filigree, this example, with its more delicate setting, is characteristic of a later tradition